Serving Clovis
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Clovis, NM
Basement seepage, failed sumps, and hydrostatic pressure against the foundation are extracted and dried, and the path from the ground is identified so the loss does not repeat. Groundwater and basement seepage are extracted and dried only after the path from the soil is identified — a wall, a slab, a drain, or a failed sump. Drying the interior without stopping that path returns the same water to the same floor.
Frequently asked questions
Why does a short storm leave water standing for weeks?
Because there is nowhere for it to go. Caliche beneath thin soil accepts very little, the ground is level in every direction, and the runoff collects in shallow closed basins with no outlet. Those basins empty by evaporation and slow seepage rather than by draining, which takes weeks. It is a feature of this landscape rather than a failure of anything, and it means the exposure is long-duration rather than fast.
The water came in at the edge of the slab. What stops that?
Work outside the building rather than at it. On ground that sheds everything, runoff moves across the surface until something interrupts it, and a slab edge a few inches above grade is exactly that. A berm, a shallow swale, or a raised entry that keeps the sheet moving past the building is what changes the outcome. Sealing at the slab and wall joint from inside treats the symptom and rarely holds against a moving sheet.
With this little rain, what actually damages houses here?
Plumbing failures more often than weather, and both matter. In a dry climate most interior water comes from supply lines, water heaters, and appliance connections, and slab construction means those leaks travel under the floor and surface late. The weather contribution is concentrated in a few intense summer cells. Knowing where the main shutoff is, and keeping the ground sloping away from the slab, covers most of the realistic risk.
These questions come from the Clovis page.